Why do i look good in only some pictures?

So i have an iphone, and i look good in some pictures and bad in some pictures. Some of the time my face looks asymmetrical on the front camera and other times my face looks symmetrical.Same on the back camera… Sometimes i look good and other times i look bad. Why is this? Is the front camera, or back camera more accurate?

So i have an iphone, and i look good in some pictures and bad in some pictures. Some of the time my face looks asymmetrical on the front camera and other times my face looks symmetrical.Same on the back camera… Sometimes i look good and other times i look bad. Why is this? Is the front camera, or back camera more accurate? The back camera on a phone is always the better camera. Both cameras have wide-angle lens which distort objects (and faces) that are close. The best way to get a true representation of any subject with a phone camera is to shoot from some distance away -- greater than arm's length. They are not "accurate" or "inaccurate". The front camera on some phones flip the photo, which may make you look different. You looking good is your own perception. Don't spend too much time worrying about your looks. Lighting and distance from the camera. It's usually photographer's skill. With you, it's luck. Because you are not a good photographer The ironic thing about all smartphones (including all iPhones) is that while they're the most used device for taking people pictures, they all have the worst possible focal length lens for portraits.

If you want to stop looking bad in photos, your only option is to use a real camera with a zoom lens. However, if you want to stop looking bad in photos taken with smartphones, there are few things that you can do.
1. Get the camera far away from your face - About 10' should be enough. Anything closer and wide-angle distortion will cause everyone too look weird.

2. Stay away from the edges of the frame. Most distortion occurs at the edges of the frame, so the closer you are to the center of the frame, the better you'll look.

Here's a link to show you the effects of using the wrong focal length for portraits: http://www.stepheneastwood.com/tutorials/lensdistortion/tilepage.htm It's also the quality of the camera itself.

They are not "accurate" or "inaccurate". The front camera on some phones flip the photo, which may make you look different. You looking good is your own perception. Don't spend too much time worrying about your looks.

Lighting and distance from the camera. It's usually photographer's skill. With you, it's luck.

Because you are not a good photographer

The ironic thing about all smartphones (including all iPhones) is that while they're the most used device for taking people pictures, they all have the worst possible focal length lens for portraits.

If you want to stop looking bad in photos, your only option is to use a real camera with a zoom lens. However, if you want to stop looking bad in photos taken with smartphones, there are few things that you can do.
1. Get the camera far away from your face - About 10' should be enough. Anything closer and wide-angle distortion will cause everyone too look weird.

2. Stay away from the edges of the frame. Most distortion occurs at the edges of the frame, so the closer you are to the center of the frame, the better you'll look.

Here's a link to show you the effects of using the wrong focal length for portraits: http://www.stepheneastwood.com/tutorials/lensdistortion/tilepage.htm

It's also the quality of the camera itself.